[IAUC] CBET 923: 20070413 : GW LIBRAE

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GW LIBRAE
     S. Narusawa, H. Naito, and M. Sakamoto, Nishi-Harima Astronomical
Observatory; and A. Imada and D. Nogami, Kyoto University, report that
low-resolution spectra (exposure time 3600 sec) of GW Lib (cf. CBET
922, IAUC 8829) were obtained on Apr. 12.677 and 12.758 UT (before
maximum light) with the 2.0-m NAYUTA telescope + MALLS (range 410-670
nm; resolution 370 at H_alpha) under hazy conditions.  The low-S/N
spectra show absorption lines of the Balmer series (equivalent widths
of H_alpha and H_beta are 0.6 nm and 1.13 nm on Apr. 12.677, and 0.5
nm and 0.8 nm on Apr. 12.758), supporting the classification of GW Lib
as a dwarf nova.


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2007 April 13                    (CBET 923)               Daniel W. E. Green